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Nobel Laureate George Smoot, Who Researched The Universes Origins At UC Berkeley, Dies At 80
Smoot’s Nobel-winning work mapped cosmic microwave background radiation, confirming Big Bang theory and revealing early universe fluctuations that led to galaxy formation, researchers said.
- Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot died of a heart attack in Paris on September 18, 2025, at the age of 80.
- Smoot completed his doctorate in particle physics at MIT in 1970 and went on to have a notable career at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab.
- He led research producing detailed maps of the infant universe’s cosmic microwave background, revealing early temperature fluctuations.
- Smoot and NASA’s John Mather won the 2006 Nobel Prize for discovering background radiation that confirmed the Big Bang theory.
- Following his retirement from Berkeley Lab in 2014, Smoot invested half a million dollars from his Nobel Prize award to establish UC Berkeley’s Center for Cosmological Physics.
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George Smoot: The Star Who Mapped the Universe
Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, renowned for his work on the Big Bang theory, passed away at 80. His contributions to cosmic research led him to win a Nobel Prize in 2006 alongside John Mather. Smoot was also noted for his involvement in popular culture and education.
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Nobel laureate George Smoot, who researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley, dies at 80
Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died. He was 80.
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